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Forecast

April 1, 2022/report

April 1, 2022

The upper atmosphere is warming as a ridge of upper level high pressure builds in from the eastern Pacific. By Tuesday afternoon, many locations will be pushing into the low 80s. a weak trough of low pressure will move through the Pacific Northwest Tuesday, lowering pressures enough for a minor cooling trend. That will only be replaced by a stronger ridge beginning the middle of next week which will drive temperatures into the lower 80s by Wednesday. If models for later next week are correct, we could see some records fall as a dome of very strong high pressure moves into the west, possibly bumping temperatures into the lower 90s Thursday and Friday, bringing temperatures temporarily into record territory. Temperatures will fall back just a tad next weekend as a trough breaks down the northern portion of the high, but will still be well above average. Currently, there’s nothing on paper that would bring precipitation for the first week of the month, and more than likely longer.

 

Forecast: Mostly clear skies through Tuesday. Mostly clear skies Tuesday night through Friday with a warming trend.

 

Short Term:        

Madera 77/47/81/49/82 Reedley 78/46/81/50/81 Dinuba 77/47/80/50/82
Porterville 78/48/80/49/81 Lindsay 76/47/82/52/82 Delano 77/51/81/53/81
Bakersfield 77/56/80/56/81 Taft 73/60/77/61/75 Arvin 78/51/81/52/82
Lamont 76/51/82/52/83 Pixley 78/47/81/50/80 Tulare 77/46/80/49/80
Woodlake 77/46/80/49/81 Hanford 77/48/81/52/83 Orosi 77//46/80/49/81

 

Seven Day Forecast

Monday

Mostly clear

46/81

Tuesday

Mostly clear

46/78

Wednesday

Mostly clear

48/80

Thursday

Mostly clear

52/89

Friday

Mostly clear

53/91

 

                               

Two Week Outlook:  April 7 through April 13: This model indicates a dome of high pressure will be right along the Pacific coast, resulting in somewhat above average temperatures. The chance of precipitation during this period will be very low.

 

April:  April is a transition month as we move from springtime weather to early summer weather at the end of the month. This model indicates above average temperatures over the southern half of the Golden State with near average temperatures over northern and central California. Precipitation will range below average.

 

April, May, June: This model shows above average temperatures over the Desert Southwest, stretching westward to California. With high pressure generally in control, expect below average precipitation…which doesn’t mean much now that we’re headed into the dry season.

 

Wind Discussion: Winds during the afternoons and evenings will be mainly out of the northwest at around 5 to 12 mph through Monday. Winds during the night and morning hours will be variable and generally at or less than 6 mph with periods of near calm conditions.

 

Rain:  Expect dry weather through at least the next week to ten days.

 

Frost:  Expect above freezing temperatures indefinitely.

Actual Humidity range Yesterday: Delano, 93%/56%  Porterville, 100%/53%.  Midafternoon dew points:  Mid to upper 40s.  Kern: Mid to upper 40s.

Percentage of Sunshine Today/Tomorrow: Visalia: Today: 60%, tomorrow 70%.  Bakersfield: Today: 70%/. Tomorrow, 80%.

ET Rates Over the Past Seven Days: Stratford 1.15, Parlier .99, Arvin 1.18, Orange Cove 1.00, Porterville .94, Delano 1.02. Courtesy University of California *=estimate, NA=not available

Seven Day Soil Temperatures: Stratford, 57, Parlier 63, Arvin, 64, Orange Cove 61, Porterville 64, Delano 61. *=data missing.

Average Temperatures: 70/46.  Record Temperatures: 90/32

Cooling Degree Days This Season.  23 +17. Varies widely from location to location. courtesy of the NWS

courtesy of the NWS

Precipitation:  Seasonal total for Fresno,  5.99 or -3.22.  Monthly  .74 -1.16

Precipitation for Bakersfield,  Season, 5.01 or  -.40.  Monthly,

Average Temperature this month: 58.0 +1.3  Taken NWS Hanford.

Water year season is from October 1st through September 30.

Chilling Hours November 1st through February 28: Orange Cove, 973, Parlier, 1129,  Arvin, 953, Belridge, 1016, Shafter, 934 Stratford, 1116, Delano, 1113, Porterville, 1157.  courtesy UC Davis  

Sunrise. 6:43, Sunset, 7:22, hours of daylight, 12:37

MCE   : Merced AP        153 :  71 /  44 /  0.00 /

MAE   : Madera AP        253 :  68 /  43 /  0.00 /

FAT   : Fresno AP        333 :  67 /  53 /  0.00 /

HJO   : Hanford AP       242 :  69 /  49 /  0.00 /

NLC   : Lemoore NAS      234 :  68 /  44 /  0.00 /

BFL   : Bakersfield AP   496 :  67 /  54 /  0.00 /

VIS   : Visalia AP       292 :  68 /  52 /  0.00 /

PTV   : Porterville AP   442 :  69 /  48 /  0.00 /

 

Rainfall:                                      24h            Seas            %          LY              %             Ave             365

STOCKTON                      0.00    9.04    78    7.84    68    11.58    13.45

MODESTO                       0.00    8.76    84    7.12    68    10.40    12.27

MERCED                        0.00    6.69    67    6.97    70     9.96    11.80

MADERA                        0.00       M     M    1.55    17     9.23    10.79

FRESNO                        0.00    5.99    65    6.44    70     9.21    10.99

HANFORD                       0.00    5.80    84    4.13    60     6.93     8.13

BAKERSFIELD                   0.00    5.01    93    2.58    48     5.41     6.36

BISHOP                        0.00    4.75   122    1.62    42     3.90     4.84

SALINAS                       0.00    6.87    62    5.70    51    11.09    12.58

PASO ROBLES                   0.00    8.48    77    6.73    61    11.05    12.15

SANTA MARIA                   0.00    7.40    62    6.86    58    11.86    13.32

Next report: April 2

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